Wireless Sensor Networks

摘要

There is no doubt that con-I siderable energy is utilized when it comes to industrial facilities. According to the Department of Energy, there are about 350,000 industrial facilities in the U.S. with annual energy costs totaling $94.4 billion. It is estimated that 30 percent of this energy is used inefficiently or unnecessarily. Furthermore, industrial facilities are responsible for 28 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions generated in the U.S. Introducing energy efficiency improvements of only 10 percent in commercial and industrial buildings, through wireless energy management for instance, would result in savings of nearly $20 billion.